By placing a metamaterial pattern on the surface of an object, the University of Minnesota researchers were able to use sound to steer it in…
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Muscle atrophy is the wasting or loss of muscle mass and strength. It can occur as a result of disuse or it can be a…
Photo of a mechanical neural network (MNN). Currently, the system is about the size of a microwave oven, but the researchers plan to simplify the…
Because the devices do not need any electronics to light up, they are an excellent choice for developing soft robots that explore the deep sea…
The breakthrough is expected to help improve the efficiency of regenerative medicine, such as stem cell delivery. Scientists have developed a mass-production method for biodegradable microrobots…
Gravity is a fundamental interaction that causes anything with mass or energy to attract one other. The Gravitational Constant The gravitational constant G determines the intensity…
MIT engineers design new surface treatments that make water boil more efficiently. New surface treatments could save energy for systems used in many industries. At…
Ritu Raman leads the Raman Lab, where she creates adaptive biological materials for applications in medicine and machines. It seems that Ritu Raman was born…
A magnified view of the tiny crab robot, standing on the edge of a coin. Credit: Northwestern University The small robotic crab can walk, bend,…
The newly developed method involves putting a small coating of zwitterionic material on a device and binding it to the underlying substrate using UV light. The resultant barrier…
Researchers have developed a low-cost gel film that can pull water from the air in even dry climates like the desert. More than a third…
Using machine learning along with data from wave tank experiments, MIT engineers have found a way to model how waves break. “With this, you could…
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new way to 3D-print glass microstructures, including these 3D printed glass lattices, which are displayed in front of…
Using a new method, scientists have discovered that cells lose about 4% of their mass as they enter cell division. They are essentially taking out…
Microwave ovens are safe and don’t cause cancer, but exposure to certain extremely high-powered microwave and radio frequencies may result in high stresses within the…
LCLS-II will add a superconducting accelerator, occupying one-third of SLAC’s original 2-mile-long linear accelerator tunnel, which will generate an almost continuous X-ray laser beam. In…
According to a prediction known as the Unruh effect, Millenium Falcon pilots would more likely see a warm glow as they jump to hyperspace. Credit:…
MIT researchers have designed a 3D-printable “Oreometer” to put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what happens when two wafers…
MIT researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination system that is more efficient and less expensive than previous methods. In this schematic, a confined water layer…
MIT researchers have designed an ingestible capsule that, after being swallowed, can attach itself to the lining of the stomach and inject RNA. Credit: courtesy…